Linksys RV082

The RV082 is an X-Scale based 8-port router with dual-WAN support.

Hardware Highlights

CPU Ram Flash Network USB WiFi Serial JTag
IXP425 32MB 16MB 8x1 No No Yes* Yes*
  • Requires opening the unit and soldering headers.

Installation

Backup Original Firmware

The first step is to make a backup copy of the original firmware. This allows the option of restoring the router to the original state. In order to do this, telnet access must be enabled by accessing the router as follows: http://192.168.1.1/sysinfo123.htm?ConsoleSimulation=1 Then the python-based script jungo-image.py is used to make a backup image using the command: python jungo-image.py -p admin 192.168.1.1

Hardware

Info

Architecture: ARM
Vendor: Intel
Bootloader: OpenRG
System-On-Chip: X-Scale IXP425
CPU Speed: 533 Mhz
Flash-Chip: Intel
Flash size: 16 MiB
RAM: 32 MiB
Ethernet: ADM6999 switch
Serial: Yes
JTAG: Yes

Opening the case

Note: This will void your warranty!

Main PCB

Serial

There is a 10-pin unsoldered header on the motherboard.

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 2 NC
3 GND 4 RTS/CTS?
5 GND 6 RTS/CTS?
7 GND 8 RXD
9 GND 10 TXD

GND, RXD, TXD is enought to communicate with device.
WARNING! You need a level converter like MAX232 to connect a PC. RV COM port have 3.3V levels instead of 12V of RS-232.

JTAG

How to connect to JTAG interface, and how to reflash the device with JTAG tools - no longer developed. Resumed as UrJTAG

See jtag.cable for more JTAG details.

GPIO

Bit IO Function
0 O switch reset
1 ? ?
2 ? ?
3 ? ?
4 ? ?
5 O I2C SCL - RS5C372A
6 I/O I2C SDA - RS5C372A
7 ? ?
8 I HW rev
9 I HW rev
10 ? ?
11 O LED - DMZ mode
12 ? ?
13 I Reset button
14 O LED - Diag
15 ? ?

Specific Configuration

Interfaces

Buttons

There is one soldered software reset button and one not soldered hardware reset button.


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inbox/linksys/rv082.txt · Last modified: 2010/08/24 16:23 by josevasconcellos